"Both Ornamental and Useful": The Lancaster County Almshouse and Hospital
Date
1990-02
Authors
Bourque, Monique
Herman, Bernard
Siders, Rebecca
Zeigler, Nancy
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Center for Historic Architecture and Design, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Abstract
The documentation of the Lancaster County Almshouse and Hospital was
funded by a gift from the Edward Hand Medical Heritage Foundation to the
Delaware Valley Threatened Buildings Survey at the University of Delaware.
The research and documentation was conducted by a team from the Center for
Historic Architecture and Engineering, College of Urban Affairs and Public
Policy, University of Delaware. Fieldwork, measured drawings, and
architectural analysis were completed during the summer of 1989 by Dr.
Bernard L. Herman, Nancy Zeigler, and Gabrielle Lanier. Large-format
photographs for the Historic American Buildings Survey documentation were
taken by Dr. David L. Ames. Research into the daily activities, conditions
of life, and general policies of the almshouse was conducted by Nancy Zeigler
and Monique Bourque in the fall of 1989.
We are grateful to Dr. David Wiley, Dr. William Atlee, and the members
of the Edward Hand Medical Heritage Foundation for their support,
encouragement, and participation in the documentation of the Lancaster County
Almshouse and Hospital. We hope this report will lead to the preservation,
restoration, and interpretation of this historically and architecturally
significant structure.
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Almshouse, Lancaster County, PA, Lancaster County, PA, Social Services, Architecture, Mid-Atlantic Region, United States, Brick construction, Masonry